Hey! Someone else wearing the Nashbar sandals. I bought these specifically so that i could ride them in colder weather. I can't remember where I was reading about some hard core winter commuter that wore sandals and wool socks. So, I went the sealz skins method wearing them over my woolies with pretty good results on cooler rides . Feet stay dry and no wind. But after about 15 miles, I find perspiration can't totally escape and feet slowly become cold. maybe it is also because of decreased circulation as the sealz fit rather tightly?!

But, I 've found another solution that works really well for me. I've bought Neoprene overs (Endura MT500) in an extra large size so that I can wrestle my sandles into them. They zip up from the back, so now i enter the sandal/overshoe from the back using only the back sandle strap to secure and also the Endura zipper and velcro lock.

Perfect! My feet feel very roomy (I am wearing only one pair of smart-wool socks), totally wind proof and water proof. And, after 15 miles still warm and with good circulation. I can wiggle my toes and feet around in there.

I did a 40 mile ride with my son over the holidays and did a nice A-B test. He wore the sandals with smart-wool and sealz skin, I the smartwool/Endura. He was cold around 10 miles and very uncomfortable around 15. The temp was 11 degrees with 20 mph winds. We stopped and swapped out (same size feet). After a couple of miles his feet started coming back and shortly there after they were fine. We had to stop again for a switch to save mine before the end of the ride.

We did find though, on a subsequent ride, that if he put (he let me wear the Endura combo being they were mine and i'm older) on another pair of socks, his feet stayed warmer. So perhaps a layer to trap the moisture away from the skin was enough.. and maybe it wasn't a circulation issue.

Still, we both agreed that the roomy feeling of the sandals/Endura was much preferred.